Clothes rack



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3 SHEETS-SHEET 3 FILED Fes. 20. 1922.

@Miti WILLIAM .'LUXMORE, 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

CLOTHES HACK;

Application filed February-20, 1922. AVASeri'el^l.\l`o. 537,894.

To aZZfwiom it may concern.'

Be it known that l, iliiLiA-M Lummen; a citizen of the United States,`` and' residentol Chicago, in the county` of. Cook and State of Illinois, have invented' .certain new kand use'ul improvement in Clothes Racks,- ot which the following isl arfull, clear,v concise7 and exact description, reierei'ice being had:

to the accom Jannc' drawinefs formino' a J. D c i b lpart oi this specificatLon.v

Thisl invention relates to clothes racks', and

particularly to a clothes. rack which is adapted to be supported from a radiator.

lt is Well. known that the 'dry7 hea-ted air rising 'from a radiator providesV a medium for quickly *drying clothing. Due to thisv fact, housewives frequentlyspreadthe Wet clothing to be dried over the tops or the radiator sections to'. the detriment; lottentimes, or' the radiator sections as Wellv as the clothes.

Yihey object of the present invention is the provision of a clothes rack of rigid and cheap construction, which may be readily attached tovv a. radiator.

{')ne of theK features of the present invention is the novel means providedY lior quickly and securely atta-ching' therack tout-he radia-l tor sections.

Another 'feature ol? theinvention the structure ot the rack which permits it to be made largely ot' a Well-knownf'type ot lcou-ifi'iiercial metal angle plates.

Another feature ot chef invention is the niannei or' forni-ing; the brackets Stor the clothes supporting arinsfso.- that the` arm-s may be caused to assume-a substant-iallfyv `vertical position when notinfuse;4

i still further lfea-ture of the invention:

the provision ot means by Whichthe eupporting` standard of the rack. andthe parts carried thereby ina-y be readily removed trein the portion ol the device which is clamped to the radiator sections'l rention will appear from time toftiine vas the descriliti'on of the invention progresses.

ln the drawings,

Figure l is an end vieu' of a port-ion` ot a radiator, showing one forni of applicants rack seeured thereto;

Figure 2 is a plan view of the upper portion ot the rack shown in Figure l;

Figure 3 is a section substantially on the lookingrin the direction. ofiapplicants rackfshown in'Figure 5,

on a larger scale;

Figure 8 is a vieW-similar'to the 'upper portion of F igure 5,V but showing the arm supporting bracket in its reversed. position, thus-permittingthe arins Vto hang down Wardly;

F igure 9 is an endvieW of a porti-on of a radiatoiyshowing a inodiiied forni oi applicants clamp secured thereto 3,

Figure-10 is a sectional view substantially on the line A10-10 of Figure 9, looking in the direction of the arroWs5 Figure l1 showsanother modified 'torni of applicanrts clamping` device;

Figure lf2 disclosesl a bracket and clamping device similar to that shown in Figure l, but iurther shows a socket arrangement bywhich the upright supporting` portion of the bracket is detachably secured to the radiator clamp ;j

Figure 13- is a plan-view of the upper portion oli' the rack shown in Figure 12;'

Figi-ire 14 is a pla-n view of a inodied forni of clothesarrn bracket and Figure 15 is a side elevation of the saine.

Referring now to the drawinganin Which like references characters indicate similar parts in the several views, the radiator sections in each of the figuresare indicated by the reference character 20.. These sections: may be of any usual or desired construction. In Figure l, 2l indicates the supporting upright for the arincarrying bracket 2Q. The upilaht 2l may be formed of the usual coinniercial angle iron of appropriate size. The arni carrying bracket 22 at the top thereof is i'orined merely by flattening the Webs or' the angle 21. and causing them to extend in a planesubstantiallxY atV right angles to the asis of the supportiig inei'iibei'. bei.' 2l adjacent to the radiator sections Q0 is The inein- Y bent to provide a `substantially horizontally extending section 23, which is again bent to form the downwardly extending portion 24. The portions 2l and 24, it will be seen, are substantially parallel to each other. The horizontally extending portion 23 will be positioned to engage the adjacent sloping sides of the tops of two radiator sections, as shown in Figure 4. The vertically extending` portion 24 will likewise be arranged to engage the adjacent faces of the same two radiator sections. The portions 23 and 24 are secured in firm enga-gement with the radiator sections by means of the bolt 25, which extends through slot 26 in the vertically extending portion 24, and is provided with a wing nut 27. Between the nut 27 and the portion 24 is a washerlike member 19, provided with the inwardly converging edges arranged to engage the interior faces of the angle 24. When'it is desired to assemble the device, the cross head 28 may readily be inserted through the slot 26. `The end of the bolt 25 remote from the nut 27 is provided with` a cross head 23. The cross head 28 may be formed of an angularly bent rod, as shown in Figure l, and may be secured to the end of the bolt 25 by riveting, or preferably' by welding.

The crosshead 23, as shown in Figure 3, is adapted to engage the inner sloping edges of adjacent sections of the radiator. The bolt 25, at its end remote from the cross head 28, may be provided with a right angularly extending portion 29. The portion 29 may be bent at right angles after the nut 27 has been screwed onto the threaded end of the bolt, and as it extends substantially transversely to the cross head 23 it may be used to position and maintain the cross head in a horizontal position while the nut 27 is being` tightened on the bolt 25.

It will be noted that the portion 23 is arranged with its anterior side of the angle extending downwardly, and that the portion 24 has the anterior side of the angle extending inwardly toward the center of the radiator sections. Thus, the sloping sides of the angle of the portions 23 and 24 are arranged to engage the sloping sides of the adjacent radiator sections, and when the nut 27 is tightened on the bolt 25, the parts 2l, 23 and 24 will be held iirmly in position.

rlhe plate or bracket 22 at the upper end of the supporting upright 2l is provided with a plurality of holes 30, through each ofwhich may project a clothes arm 3l. The arms 3l are in the nature of rods having a ball 32 at one end thereof, and an otfsct portion 33 at the other end. The offset portions 33 are arranged to be positioned within the openings 30, and thus maintain the arms 3l in' a substantially horizontal position, as clearly shown in Figures l. and 2. Vhen, however, it is not desired to use the arms 3l, the balls or knobs 32 may be lifted to permit the arms to pass downwardly through the openings 30 until the arms occupy substantially the position shown by dotted lines in Figure l. l/Vhen in this vertically extending position, the arms will obviously be out of the way, yet may be readily moved into operative position when their use is desired. i

it is usual to arrange the radiator adj acent to a wall, and in the form shown in Figures l to 4 inclusive it is assumed that the wall is adjacentto the side of the radiator engaged by the cross head 28 on the bolt 25. rThus, the supporting member 2l will extend up adjacent to the wall, and the bracket member or plate 22 will project inwardly away from the wall. lThe supporting portion 2l ywill obviously be arranged with its anterior side toward the wall.

The modification shown in Figures 5, 6 and 7 may be,in all respects, similar to that shown in Figures l to 4 inclusive, as to the radiator clamping portion and the vertically extending supporting portion. The supporting and clamping members of Figure 5 are therefore .indicated by the same reference characters primed, as the similar parts in Figures l to 4 inclusive. The modification of Figure 5 differs, however, in that the bracket or arm supporting portion 34 is not formed integral with the vertical supporting member 2l. The bracket member 34 may be formed as a metal casting having the vertically extending opposed channels 35 'arranged to receive the free edges of the flanges of the angle 2l. The channels 35 are each Aprovided intermediate the ends thereof with a lug 3G which projects into the channel and prevents the angle 2l passing completely through the socket formed by the opposed channels 35.

Carried by the vertically extending portion 42 of the socket member is a horizontally extending arcuate shelf 37, which terminates at its outer edge in the offset portion 38, provided with a plurality of holes 39. The supporting arms 40 which may be of wood, or any other satisfactory material, are each provided in the upper edge thereof adjacent to one end with a screw eye 4l, whichis adapted to be inserted through one of the openings 39 in the olset portion 33 of the supporting bracket. The screw eyes 41 may be formed as open hook-like members, and pressed into the screw eye form by means of pliers or other appropriate devices after they have been positioned in the openings 39.

As seen in Figure 5, the arms 40 are supported by the screw eyes 41, and the inner ends engage the lower iside of the shelf 37,-

thus maintaining the arms in substantially horizontal position. `When it is not desired to use the rack, bracket member 34 is lifted 1 ,ieeegssei vertically* oil from. thessupportingifvupright.;

Inl Figures 9 andLlO, the clamping: device is provided olf `two sections 4of" angle- ,ironI slideble on. eachotherrf In this'` modifica;- tiom indieetesthe vertically. extending supportmgerm of the'reclnhevngv the here zonjtally'extending portion ltfendterminet, ing inthe vertically. .extendingfloorti'en. 45;.y The'- portions et andi 451 arexarrengedwwith.

their` interior sides: toward the adjacent sur'- faces of the raditor: sections in-ernenner which 'I has been`rpreviously-1 described; f The; clamping "member diseslsd ,formedijolt'Y angle-1 iron, end is'. bent" et, right' 'englesfso i usf-to v engage the rear side and the topo theedL 1 jecentradiator sectonsy l l From; an: inspection of fligtrref10,gt will bei noted: t that the horizontlly extending. member le is: spcedalfronrthetop 'of fthe' radiator sections by the: lmember 46..- .At-'f taelredft'o; the; forwrd. endeA of.' the-section 46 in any suitablemenner, V.iszzf-e. bolt, 47', which projects through. ani opening.y 148 in the' membere, anda isi provided with? dwing nut-L49'. In thefzenibodimentishown'ein the' drawings; ,the bolt/Hi et; the.' end' remotefromr the 'Wing inut edf-is provided 1 ulithl the right angularly. eXtendin-gkmembers 51,; which may be secured to the*member'tffinranyr de-` sired manner,-v but Vpreferrbly.-by; 'spotY .ii/eldng Wbenthenut 49de; 'tightened on thek ingfthe radi atoi' `sections and; seelmely1 clamp-f.-

, ngthe rack in position.` I The brecket"inem:-

ber atrthe upper end "ofthe supporting:eng-le'` eflmay be or' anyhdesired construction;

Ink the modification 'showin'. in4 Figure 11,

th e' verticellyfzestending supporting member 52 uis 'likewise formed ofI angle: metel .with itsgzmterior side erigegingtheedq'acenti'slentf4 ing'surfeces of the' reansideiofxthe"radiator sections;n The member 53yis; nlsoqformed of' angle iron, and has itsenterior'side yengegp*y` ing the Y edjacentnsurfaces ,of the"radiator` sections at, the forward,side'thereof.l yThe-r upperf'end of the member isbentffatf enf. angle of `substentielly.ftJ` and? adjacent. ltoits free end the two flanges are' brought-td" gether so esfto formfa. fitntillembel: 543 Which projects `through an opening: 55 formed in; the member@ t'thef @perthereof;v c

extending'member 52'; is provided with open-e' ings 57. 'A bolt S8-:fis:adeptedftmbe"placed through the "openings 57, und: amyY desiredA (meer the openingsa. so. asi-'to securethe' necessary edgustment: tor radietoisotfrary=i ing Widths.'4 A boltfo) is provided hevng one fend secured to the member 52, and the .y otherextending throughy an opening- 60 in ment by- Which the vertically extending supporting member 62' may be readily removed rom'the rediatorclemping portion of the device. 63', 6e and 65 show three sections 'of angle iron, nested one on the other, the sections 634 and 65 being of `substantially the same, length, While the middle section `6e is. of `substalitielly less length than the sections @Bend 65. The sections 63, 64 end 65 maybe secured together in `any desired mennemasfbiy means of the rivets 66.'

e vcbeu-'npingl bolt 67 isA provided f with u cross head1 6K8', to engage the adjacent `sectionsxof the radiator at the forward edge thereof. The bolt 67 is errangedvto pass through aligned openings 6 9 in the angle plates 63,6411. and 64, endits projecting end isiprovid'edwith e Wingnut 70, by means of which the angle plates 68, 64:, and 65 may be firmly secured tothe radiator. There is thus providedy between the sections of :ingle pletes end 65, labove the upper end ofthe angle. 64, :i: socket into which muy be inserted the lower end ofthe supportinga-nglefmember; 62. It will be understood, of course, that the angles 62-7 63, 64 and 65 ore all erranged with their anterior sides 'projectingto-Wardgthe radiator. it will :ilse be understood-that they will be mounted on the rear side of the radiator, that is,on the side L tow'ztrd the Well; Thesupporting member 62tat the upper'end thereof has its flanges 7l l and 'fsep'arated andbent et right :ingles so es, to extendV inA af substantially horizontal direction. Each. of thev flanges 71 and@ is provided with' u series of open-ings` 73. through, Which-'maybe inserted clothes supporting bars,.such as the barsl of Figures l and; 2. 0f course, any desired bracket member may be provided et the upper end of the` supporting member 62, for instance, such es the one shown in Figure 5.

AnV important feature of this modification is. the 'arrangement which permitsv the uprightV standard tobe removed from the rsdiator clamping; portion, and which permits of the radiator vclamping-parts and the socket formed thereby to be positioned downbeck of the radiator sectionsA so as not to e readily: noticeable. Thus, when the clothes ruck is not desired for use, it muy be removed. leavingmerely the clamp and socket-niemberonthe radiator and the parts remaining will be, veryl ineonspicuous. y

lnftbe modification ,of Figures 'ieand "l5,

i the arm supporting br'aclretor plate 75 'orined of sheet metal,` as by stamping, and isprovided with the downwardly extending l ears 76 adapted t0 be secured to the Ilanges of the upright 77 in any desiredlmanner, as bythe rivets 78.

`Although in the drawings and in the forex going description, `certain modifications of applicants invention have been specificallyv described, it is to be understood that` still further inodiiications are contemplated, and

that the invention is therefore to be limited meielyby the scope of the appended claims. Y Having now described my invention, what l claim is new and desire tolsecure `by Let-r ters 1Patent of the United States is: j

1. In a clothes rack, a supportingmember formed of angle iron having its exterior.A faces adapted to be disposed between and: engage the adjacent faces of two contiguous sections ot'faradiator of the type comprising, ya plurality 'ofvertically disposedsections, and a clamp comprising a. bolt engaging said supporting" member and having a crosshead `thereon adapted to operatively engage ltliel opposite edges of said radiator sections.-

2. lnaclothes rack, a clothes supporting.v arm, asupport lfor said arm eonsistingofa standard that is V-sliapediii transverse cross `section,said supportjbeing adaptedto be dis- I1 posed with `its exterior faces engaging adi jacent converging surfaces of two contigu-` ous sections of a radiator ofthe type -comprising a `plurality of vertically vdisposed sections, and clamping means adapted to engage the'opposite sides of said contiguous sections and extend therebetween i'or irinly securing said standard in position betweenf and in engagement with said converging surfaces of the radiatorsections.

3,1111 a clothes rack, a lclothes' supporting arm, a supportitor said arm'formed of angle iron adapted to be arranged with its eX-i` terior faces engaging' adjacent converging surfaces or two radiator sections or the typecomprisingl a plurality 'of vertically disposed sections,v a bolt extending through an opening in said support and ladapted'y to extend between said radiator sections, and a crosshead on said bolt adapted to engage the radiator-sections at the sides thereof 'remoteironi said support.

4. lIn a clothes rack, a clothes supporting arm, a'support for saidy arm consisting oi an angle iron adapted to be arranged-with itsV exterior faces in engagement with the-convergingsides of two adjacent sections of al radiator oi' a typecomprising a 'plurality of vertically disposed sections, a bolt extending'k through vsaid support, and a crosshead `se` cured to said bolt at the end thereof.

."ln a device ot' the vclass described,` af

support substantially V-shapedvin cross section, a clothes rack carried on an end ot said support,and a securing device provided at another.eiidvorA saidsupport whereby {the vlatter may;be.detachably secured between" adjacent parallelsections of a radiatorwith itsexterior surfacesfin engagementwith the diverging surfaces of said sections.

6. In a device oi'the class described, a

Supporting vmember having? a.; clothes supporting raclratan end thereof, 'the transy verse f :section 'of -said supporting member l.

forming ananglel corresponding substan-` tially" to that,` `formed by. Vthe converging sui'- lfaces of adjacent parallel radiator sections, and meansfor detachablyl securing said supporting meniberfbetween and against said radiator sections, said means coinp'risinga` i rod, a erossliead onsaid rod adapted to passl between and engage'lthe-iopposite `edges of `said radiator sections, and `clamping means ing memben A w Y 7. Ina device of the onsaid rod adapted to engagesaid support=V rality fof parallel sections, the adjacent siii'- aces of said sections `formingv an angle with iespectto each other, a supporting member extending yfrom said radiator, the transverse sectionl `of said` supporting `:member corre-- comprising 'an upright ysupporting member,

the. transverse I section 4o which corresponds approxiinatrely` to' the laiigleiormed by the diverging surfaces Vot' theadjacent sections andfadapted to iitin said angle, a clamping device yprovided adjacent to one end of said supporting member whereby the latterinay be detachablylsecured between two adjacent radiatorisections, said clamping device com-l prising arod extending through said supporting member, a crossheadV on said rod adaptedto engage the opposite edges oi two adjacent radiator sections,and` a. clamping means." oii saidirod *for engaging .said supm porting member'. a i. v

9. A clothes-rack adapt/edito be applied to a radiator comprising a supporting standard which comprises a horizontal portion which is substantially V-shaped in transverse cross section and is adapteditorest-upon and between angularly disposed upper surfaces of two contiguous radiatorsectio'ns, said standard. also vcomprisingv a vertical portion `which is .also substantially4 Vshaped'zin transverse cross section and adapted tolie `against and class described, theV .combina-tion of. a radiator comprisinga pluiet Y Laar-reso between singularly disposed lateral surfaces of the same sections, and a device for clamping the vertical portion of the standard against and between the lateral surfaces 0f said sections.

10. A clothes rack adapted to be applied to a radiator including a supporting standard comprising a vertical portion that is substantially tl-shaped in transverse cross section and which is adapted to lie against and between the angularlydisposed lateral surfaces of two contiguous radiator sections7 and a clamping device for holding the aforesaid portion of the standard firmly against said surfaces, said clamping device comprising a bolt which extends through said standard portion and between said sections, said bolt being provided With-a crosshead adapted to engage against and between said sectionsat their edges opposite the vertical portion of said standard.

l1. ln a device of the class described, a supporting member having ac-lothes supporting rack at `the end thereof, said supporting member being substantially V- shaped in transverse cross section and bent so that the exterior faces thereof are adapted to engage the divergingi' faces at one side and top of two contiguous vertically extending radiator sections7 and means passing between said sections for clamping said supporting member to said sections.

l2. ln a clothes rack, an angular socket member comprising three pieces of angle `iron secured together with their apices eX- tending in the same direction, the middle one of said three pieces being terminated remote from the similar ends of the other two to form a socket, means for securing said socket with the anterior faces of the outermost piece of angle iron in engagement with the converging sides of adjacent sections of the radiator, and with said socket at the upper end thereof, a support of angle iron having one end arranged to be removably received by said socket, and clothes supporting arms carried by said support adjacent tothe other end thereof. o

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this 13th day of February, 1922. WILLIAM LUXMORE. Witnesses:

EMILE J. BOURGEOIS, DAGMAR Pn'rE-RsoN. 

